On March 14th, Chief Gary Taylor and a team of Emergency Service Providers will be presenting a community training called SURVIVermont. This training is something our staff has had, and will continue to learn, discuss, and when appropriate, share with students. These providers work with our school to create plans and procedures that keep your children safe. If you are interested in learning their approach and more information on how to respond if ever in this type of situation, this first session is 6:00-7:30 at City Hall on March 14th.

FUN-FRIDAY CONCERT

In honor of St. Patrick's Day and Music-in-Our-Schools Month, all are invited to a Fun Friday Concert in the gym from 1:00-2:15presented by The Smokey Newfield Project (Ms. Cameron-Muscente is a member of this band). Please be seated ready to enjoy the concert by 12:55. Students will sit on the floor for the concert. PreK and Kindergarten are invited to come for the first part and are fine to leave in time to meet buses.

FAMILIES/PARENTS

HERE IS A CHANCE FOR YOU TO LEARN ABOUT HOW TO COMMUNICATE BETTER WITH YOUR CHILDREN

We're gearing up to start final projects! Make sure you make it to class! Please email Ms. Bertucci, Ms. Tagliamonte or Ms. Markoski with any questions at codesmyths@maplerun.org

ST. PATRICK'S DAY DANCE

SPONSORED BY INCREDIBLES

FOR 4TH-6TH GRADERS

Friday, March 16th. 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Location: Cafeteria. The Dance Protocol will be followed.

Team Triumph needs your empty plastic bottles (2 liter, water bottles, soda bottles, etc.) for a science project that we will be engaged in after the break. Mrs. Levine & Mrs. Morrissey would love it if you could bring them in for us at any point between now and the end of March. We will gladly be around to collect them if that works best for you, or you can deliver them at your convenience. Thank you for your support!

PICTURES AND REPORTS

DISCOVERY

6th-grade Discovery students paired up with 4th graders to calculate weight using the gravity factor on each planet. With a little help from Newton's gravitation law, they discovered that we would all weigh substantially more on Jupiter. If you are looking to slim down, how about a trip to Venus? This planet has a 0.91 gravity factor.

NAVIGATORS

Ms. Lawyer's and Ms. Adams' classrooms hosted the visit of three goat kids on Friday 3-9-2018. Everyone who wanted to got a chance to pet the goat kids and many got a chance to bottle feed them. The goat kids checked out all the corners of the classrooms and the kindergarten hallway. LINK TO 44 PICTURES

HOPEFour students worked with Mr. Hoben, Mr. Deslauriers and Ms. Stanhope in our Maple Grove this Monday installing sap collecting buckets on most of the maple trees. Approximately 60 holes were drilled, special plastic taps pounded in those holes and then buckets were attached to the taps. Over the coming weeks, HOPE students will gather the sap each day to be boiled down in the new sugar house. About five years ago we dreamed of using the school's woods in this way and now that vision is actually happening. Thank you HOPE students! LINK TO 26 PICTURES

DREAMERSWilliams' Students: Working on our science unit- Balls and Ramps